GM Reports Best March Sales in Five Years

Cadillac sales up almost 50 percent on new models

DETROIT--April 2, 2013: General Motors Co. sold 245,950 vehicles in the United
States in March, up 6 percent compared with a year ago. Retail sales
increased 4 percent, fleet sales were up 12 percent and the fleet mix was
27 percent of total sales.

“GM delivered its best March sales in five years thanks to a
strengthening economy and new products, and we are expecting our third
consecutive increase in market share versus last year ,” said Kurt
McNeil, vice president of U.S. sales operations. “Sales of smaller
cars have been robust for some time. Trucks have improved in lockstep with
the housing market and the strength of the crossover market signals that
America’s families are more confident about their financial
health.”

March Highlights (vs. 2012)

Cadillac was up almost 50 percent; Buick was up 37 percent; GMC was up
12 percent; and Chevrolet sales were essentially equal to a year ago.
Crossovers were up 31 percent; trucks, which include pickups, vans and
SUVs, were up 2 percent; car sales were down 3 percent; large pickup sales
were up 6 percent. Small business sales, which are included in retail
sales, were up 32 percent to almost 15,000 deliveries, aided by a stronger
housing market. Sales of GM’s redesigned mid-size crossovers were up
62 percent. The Chevrolet Traverse was up 54 percent; the GMC Acadia was up
77 percent, and the Buick Enclave was up 55 percent for its best-ever March
sales. The all-new Cadillac ATS had its best sales month yet with
deliveries of 3,587 units. In its second full month, the all-new Buick
Encore had sales of more than 3,000 units, driving a 19 percent increase in
GM small and compact crossover sales. First Quarter Highlights (vs.
2012)

GM sales were up 9 percent: retail sales were up 10 percent; fleet sales
were up 6 percent, and fleet mix was 26 percent of total sales. Cadillac
was up 38 percent; Buick was up 28 percent; GMC was up 14 percent, and
Chevrolet was up 5 percent. Crossovers were up 25 percent; trucks were up
10 percent and cars were up slightly. Large pickup trucks were up 21
percent, and combined m ini, small and compact cars were up 14 percent.